Tartuffery

noun

Tar·​tuf·​fery

variants or Tartufferie

⸗ˈ⸗ərē

plural Tartufferies

: the character or behavior of a Tartuffe : hypocrisy

his chronicle of evasions, face-saving absurdities, and bureaucratic Tartufferies

—Anthony West

Word History

Etymology

French tartufferie, from tartuffe + -rie -ry

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